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Articles from the April 7, 2018 edition


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  • Next Generation

    Apr 7, 2018

  • Highland Copper requests mineral leases in central UP

    Apr 7, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — UPX Minerals, a subsidiary of Highland Copper, has requested direct metallic mineral leases from the state of Michigan for almost 4,000 acres of land in Iron and Marquette counties. The Department of Natural Resources announced the request to lease the mineral rights for approximately 3,965 acres Friday. Roughly 3,845 acres of the land UPX is seeking to lease the mineral rights for is in Marquette County’s Champion, Michigamme, Negaunee, Ishpeming and Marquette townships. The other app...

  • City commission to act on cemetery mowing bid

    Apr 7, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday will consider awarding a $76,050 bid for a private company to mow the Riverside Cemetery grass in the summer. The bid from Saari’s Lawn Service, of Montreal, Wis., is for a three-year contract. The only other bid received was from Harma Lawn and Property, of Hurley, for $101,250 for three years. At their last meeting, commissioners balked at a plan by city manager Scott Erickson to have three part-time summer city workers cut the grass at the cem...

  • Sheep Shearing

    Apr 7, 2018

  • Ironwood man sentenced on drug charges

    Apr 7, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Ironwood man was sentenced to prison on drug charges in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. David Wayne Opsahl, 45, was sentenced to between 28 and 126 months in prison for possession with intent to deliver amphetamine and 23 to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine. The two sentences will be served concurrently as stipulated by a plea agreement in the case. Opsahl pleaded guilty to the two charges in December as part of an agreement to have three other charges — po...

  • Community calendar

    Apr 7, 2018

    Saturday, April 7 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. a... Full story

  • Annabelle Lorraine Kuismi

    Apr 7, 2018

    SEYMOUR, Wis. - Annabelle Lorraine Kuismi, 94, passed away on April 3, 2018, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Seymour. She was born on Oct. 9, 1923, to Julius and Bertha (Lauren) Mashl. After graduating from Saxon High School, Annabelle married Arne (Sam) Kuismi on Feb. 7, 1942. They were married for 50 years until his death on Feb. 8, 1992. She was preceded in death by her brother, Roland Mashl; and brothers-in-law, Gust Kuismi and Robert Stark. Annabelle is survived by her four children, Dale... Full story